Type of skeleton

ID: 561

Class: Biomechanical

Description:

The type of skeleton present in a given octocoral species. Categories were selected based on McFadden et al. 2022

Standards:

• Category (cat) default

Methodologies:

• Derived from textual description
• Dissecting microscope
• Examination of collected specimens
• Extracted from data table
• Microscopy
• Species-specific value inherited from family level
• Species-specific value inherited from genus level
• Trait value derived from DORIS online identification guide, based on expert opinions
• Trait value derived from Fabricius and Alderslade (2001)
• X-radiography (densitometer)

Editor: Cathy McFadden (contact)

Observations

Lemnalia benayahui

• 274530

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 225280

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Lemnalia bournei

• 274531

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 225281

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Lemnalia brassica

• 274532

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 225282

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Lemnalia carnosa

• 274533

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 225283

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Lemnalia cervicornis

• 274534

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 225284

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Lemnalia crassicaulis

• 274535

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 225285

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Lemnalia digitata

• 274536

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 225286

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Lemnalia elegans

• 274537

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 225287

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Lemnalia exilis

• 274538

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 225288

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Lemnalia faustinoi

• 274539

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 225289

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Lemnalia flava

• 274540

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 225290

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Lemnalia fragilis

• 274541

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 225291

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Lemnalia gracilis

• 274542

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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